List of some education applications, platforms and resources aim to facilitate student learning:

Digital Learning Management Systems

• Blackboard Learn – A virtual learning environment for uploading course content, collecting and grading students’ assessments, interacting with students using integrated communication tools and many more features. • ClassDojo – Connects teachers with students and parents to build communities. • – Tools and resources to manage classrooms and engage students remotely. • – Helps classes connect remotely, communicate and stay- organized. • – Community-driven and globally-supported open learning platform. • Skooler – Tools to turn Microsoft Office software into an education platform. • Doodle –Simply create a meeting on Doodle and send the link to your colleague or friend. Once they confirm, the meeting is booked and automatically added to both of your calendars. Doodle is the perfect tool for when you need to find dates that work for everyone.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Platforms

• Alison – Online courses from experts. • Canvas – Lifelong learning and professional development for educators. • Coursera – Online courses taught by instructors from well-recognized universities and companies. • EdX – Online courses from leading educational institutions. • University of the People - Online university with open access to higher education. • Future Learn – Online courses to help learners study, build professional skills and connect with experts.

Self-Directed Learning Content

• Khan Academy – Free online lessons and practice in math, sciences and humanities, as well as free tools for parents and teachers to track student progress. Available in 40+ languages, and aligned to national curriculum for over 10 countries. • LabXchange – Curated and user-created digital learning content delivered on an online platform that enables educational and research experiences. • Mindspark – Adaptive online tutoring system that helps students practice and learn mathematics. • Code It – Helps children learn basic programming concepts through online courses, live webinars and other kid-friendly material. Available in English and German. • Code Week – List of online resources to teach and learn computer coding, available in all EU languages. • Duolingo – Application to support language learning. Supports numerous base and target languages. • Kahoot! – Kahoot! promotes game-based learning, which increases student engagement and creates a dynamic, social, and fun educational environment. The assessment or survey material is projected in the classroom and questions are answered by students • Socrative – A system that allows teachers to create exercises or educational games which students can solve using mobile devices, whether smartphones, laptops, or tablets. Teachers can see the results of the activities and, depending on these, modify the subsequent lessons in order to make them more personalized.

Sharing and Collaboration Tools

• Popplet. – A virtual collaboration tool that can be used in real time or asynchronously where students can add text, draw, place photos and video, and add other content to support and develop an idea. • Mural – A collaboration and brainstorming design board where teams can visually contribute their ideas while collecting all information in one place • Google Docs – Allowing multiple team members to collaborate on the creation and editing of shared documents. With all files stored in the cloud, team members can give feedback and make edits in real-time. • Lark – Collaboration suite of interconnected tools, including chat, calendar, creation and cloud storage. • Padlet – Provides an essentially blank canvas for students to create and design collaborative projects. Great for brainstorming.

Collaboration Platforms That Support Live-Video Communication

• Blackboard Collaborate – A virtual classroom solution to power your online teaching and web conferencing needs. • Dingtalk – Communication platform that supports video conferencing, task and calendar management, attendance tracking and instant messaging. • Hangouts Meet – Video calls integrated with other Google’s G-Suite tools. • Teams – Chat, meet, call and collaboration features integrated with Microsoft Office software. • Skype – Video and audio calls with talk, chat and collaboration features. • Zoom – Cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat and webinars. • WeChat Work – Messaging, content sharing and video/audio-conferencing tool. • WhatsApp – Video and audio calls, messaging and content sharing mobile application. • Cisco Webex – After signing up for an account, teachers can draft virtual lesson plans, schedule class sessions and meet with students virtually • Zoom – One of the most popular video meeting tools to help colleges connect with students. • Pronto – Pronto combines chat and video applications to help students and teachers connect and is now available for free upon request. • Google Duo – A handy little app for making audio and video calls to people in your contact list.

Tools to Create Digital Learning Content

• Thinglink – Tools to create interactive images, videos and other multimedia resources. • Buncee – Supports the creation and sharing visual representations of learning content, including media-rich lessons, reports, newsletters and presentations. • EdPuzzle – Video lesson creation software which allows you to take YouTube clips and embed questions in them requiring students to watch and answer your questions throughout . The data is automatically collected and you can analyse it. • Kaltura – Video management and creation tools with integration options for various learning management systems. • Nearpod – Software to create lessons with informative and interactive assessment activities. you can upload your PowerPoint and build in questions that students answer live during your presentation and you get immediate aggregated data on student performance • Pear Deck – Facilitates the design of engaging instructional content with various integration features. • Squigl – Content creation platform that transforms speech or text into animated videos. • Animoto – A digital tool that allows you to create high-quality videos in a short time and from any mobile device, inspiring students and helping improve academic lessons. • Articulate Storyline – An eLearning authoring tool that creates interactive course content. With an interface similar to PowerPoint, it’s easy to import existing presentations and make them more engaging by adding features like triggers, variables, and layers. • Canva –If you’re a design newbie or looking for a quick way to make an infographic, header, or slide, Canva is the perfect eLearning tool for you. It’s easy to use, and excellent for your speedy design needs. • Camtasia – A screen recording, editing software suite and a content creation tool for eLearning; you can also create SCORM courses, add animations, quizzes, and more. • Trello – A visual collaboration tool used by teachers and professors for easier coursework planning, faculty collaboration, and classroom organization.